At 5pm on Oct 26-2023, William Woodbury photographed a Brown Booby that landed on and rode his fishing vessel “The Hannio Lio.”The Booby used to be looking to get away gulls that have been harassing it at sea. The chicken used to be first noticed 4 miles west of Tian Head and took off from the vessel in a while after.
Map to location HERE
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| Brown Booby in Haida Gwaii – Photograph: William Woodbury |
That is the twenty first report of Brown Booby for BC.
Along with this on Sept 21, whilst aboard the similar vessel “The Hanna Lio,” William Woodbury additionally photographed an grownup Masked Booby at sea. The Masked Booby used to be 5-10 nautical miles offshore between Frederick and Langara Islands.
Approximate location of chicken HERE
That is the first showed report of Masked Booby in BC.
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| Grownup Masked Booby in Haida Gwaii – Photograph: William Woodbury |